diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 21b8529..ebafa68 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ class Phenny(irc.Bot):
       bytes, event, args = args[0], args[1], args[2:]
       text = decode(bytes)
 
+      if origin.nick in self.config.ignore:
+          return
+
       for priority in ('high', 'medium', 'low'): 
          items = self.commands[priority].items()
          for regexp, funcs in items: 
diff --git a/phenny b/phenny
index 68a5129..dc8eac6 100755
--- a/phenny
+++ b/phenny
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ def create_default_config(fn):
    # But admin.py is disabled by default, as follows:
    exclude = ['admin']
 
+   ignore = ['']
+
    # If you want to enumerate a list of modules rather than disabling
    # some, use "enable = ['example']", which takes precedent over exclude
    #